महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-8, verse-27

संसक्तनागौ तौ वीरौ तोमरैरितरेतरम् ।
बलवत्सूर्यरश्म्याभैर्भित्त्वा भित्त्वा विनेदतुः ॥२७॥

27. saṁsaktanāgau tau vīrau tomarairitaretaram ,
balavatsūryaraśmyābhairbhittvā bhittvā vinedatuḥ.

27. saṃsakta-nāgau tau vīrau tomaraiḥ itaretaram
balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābhaiḥ bhittvā bhittvā vinedatuḥ

27. tau vīrau saṃsakta-nāgau itaretaram
balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābhaiḥ tomaraiḥ bhittvā bhittvā vinedatuḥ

27. Those two heroes, grappling intensely like (fighting) elephants, repeatedly pierced each other with javelins that shone like powerful sunbeams, and then they roared.

Words meanings summery:

• संसक्त-नागौ (saṁsakta-nāgau) - two heroes fighting intensely like entangled elephants (two (heroes) entwined like elephants, two grappling elephants)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, two warriors

• तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with javelins, with spears

• इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

• बलवत्-सूर्य-रश्मि-आभैः (balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābhaiḥ) - with (javelins) shining like powerful sunbeams

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having torn

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having torn

• विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they (two) roared, they shouted

Words meanings and morphology

संसक्त-नागौ (saṁsakta-nāgau) - two heroes fighting intensely like entangled elephants (two (heroes) entwined like elephants, two grappling elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsakta-nāga

saṁsakta-nāga - entwined elephant, grappling elephant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (describing the heroes) (saṃsakta+nāga)

• saṃsakta – joined, attached, connected, entwined
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sañj with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• nāga – elephant, snake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adjective in apposition to 'tau vīrau'.

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes, two warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave

तोमरैः (tomaraiḥ) - with javelins, with spears

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tomara

tomara - javelin, spear

इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other, mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

बलवत्-सूर्य-रश्मि-आभैः (balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābhaiḥ) - with (javelins) shining like powerful sunbeams

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābha

balavat-sūrya-raśmi-ābha - shining like rays of powerful sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sūryaraśmyābha) qualified by balavat (balavat+sūrya+raśmi+ābha)

• balavat – powerful, strong
  adjective (masculine)
  Possessive suffix -vat
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• raśmi – ray, beam, string
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – shining, resembling, appearance
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhā 'to shine'
  Root: bhā (class 2)

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having torn

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √bhid (7th class) with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced, having broken, having torn

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root √bhid (7th class) with suffix -tvā

Root: bhid (class 7)

विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - they (two) roared, they shouted

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vinad

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd person dual active of √nad with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: nad (class 1)